“Arise, walk through the land in the LENGTH of it and in the BREADTH of it” (Genesis 13:17).

In March of 2021, we got our feet wet in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and began walking the LENGTH of the United States with a cross and an American flag in distress. More than three years and 8,118 miles later, we reached the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. Along an unbroken route across 20 states and 251 counties, we sounded an alarm, the same alarm sounded by Teddy Roosevelt at the turn of the 20th century:

“No prosperity and no glory can save a nation that is rotten at heart.”

America is and remains in big trouble with the Lord. We must continue to warn them, both Jew and Gentile, in the spirit of watchmen upon a wall (Ezekiel 3:17), walking the BREADTH of this land and crying out to God to bring Holy Ghost revival to America’s churches and spiritual awakening to her streets. Please take a moment and consider the BLUNT TRUTH we proclaim as we take up our cross and put one foot in front of another.

length & breadth totals

• 8,180 miles walked
• 21 states | 254 counties
• 3,722 Gospel encounters
• 189 Bibles

 
 

last main route location

 

last logged spur location

 

atlantic starting line

Mile 0 — Cape Hatteras, NC (03.01.2021)

pacific finish line

Mile 8,118 — Humboldt Lagoons, CA (10.10.2024)

the montana hate crime

On November 12, 2022, after 5,543 miles of walking with an “Are You Ready?” CROSS through 17 states and 210 counties without incident, the FPGM TEAM suddenly fell victim to a violent assault and HATE CRIME on the side of a remote US Highway in Madison County, Montana. They were literally minding their own business at the end of a long day of walking in the bitter cold when suddenly forced to defend themselves and each other from a madman and his buddies who threatened, “Your kind ain’t welcome in Montana.” This hate crime was then furthered by the Madison County Sheriffs Department and aided and abetted by elected officials all the way up to the Attorney General of the State of Montana. Thanks to an anonymous whistleblower who released official police body camera and dash camera footage to the public, however, none of these “good ole boys” got away with it. The Lord fully vindicated and delivered His servants, and the walk continued to the Pacific Ocean. Christian persecution in America is very real.

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My wife and daughter prepared an incredible protein-rich Thai dinner for my birthday and in honor of Charlotte’s upcoming missionary journey to Northern Thailand. They very much outdid the local Thai restaurant (one of the very few places aroun
My wife and daughter prepared an incredible protein-rich Thai dinner for my birthday and in honor of Charlotte’s upcoming missionary journey to Northern Thailand. They very much outdid the local Thai restaurant (one of the very few places around here we will eat out — we’re as picky about restaurants as about coffee). There is no better birthday present than an incredible home-cooked meal at my own table with my own family. “Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 8:15).
LOL, just got out of the Newton Post Office getting Josiah’s passport renewed, and I ran into a Christian brother who works there, hadn’t seen him in a long time. He said, “Your life has certainly been eventful these past few years,
LOL, just got out of the Newton Post Office getting Josiah’s passport renewed, and I ran into a Christian brother who works there, hadn’t seen him in a long time. He said, “Your life has certainly been eventful these past few years, never a dull moment.” Ain’t that the truth! You never know who is watching and praying. As for my life, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Come Tuesday, it gets no less eventful. As Dallas Holm used to sing: “Hittin’ the road one more time, leavin’ the wife and the kids behind. I’d sure never do this for nobody by YOU [i.e. the Lord Jesus].”
It was a nice 7-mile slog with the cross this evening in Cleveland County. I resumed where I stopped the other day at Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, just across from the home of Gaston County Police Officer Austin Hildebrand. I continued on Oakvale
It was a nice 7-mile slog with the cross this evening in Cleveland County. I resumed where I stopped the other day at Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, just across from the home of Gaston County Police Officer Austin Hildebrand. I continued on Oakvale Rd into some beautiful countryside, traversing a quiet dirt road and crossing a few small creeks. Today’s walk ended under cover of darkness at the little post office in Lawndale. Thanks to my lovely wife for dropping me off after taking Charlotte to work and to Carter and Bethany who finished up dinner and then came out to find me and take me home. Upon arriving back at the house, Josiah had a fire going in the backyard, and there was a wonderful plate of food waiting for me in the microwave. I’m so thankful for my wonderful family. I didn’t really see anyone aside from a few passersby who waved, but I did leave a trail of Gospel tracts to be found. Some call that “crumbing.” Where I stopped is about 8 miles from a junction with #thelongwalkusa main route as it passed near a very interesting little place called Casar, NC. They say “Knobby” roams those knobs and hills outside Casar.
There are churches all over this part of the South. Look, I see one even from this distance on a remote dirt road as I walk with my cross, praying for revival. So many churches, and yet, the American Church is so lukewarm, so weak, so far from &ldquo
There are churches all over this part of the South. Look, I see one even from this distance on a remote dirt road as I walk with my cross, praying for revival. So many churches, and yet, the American Church is so lukewarm, so weak, so far from “Thus saith the Lord.” Oh, how we need Holy Ghost revival in our churches. #thelongwalkusa
The bad sickness ravaging our local church body this past week has been a trial for our faith. On the other hand, a great blessing that has come out of it is the gathering of those who are well in our home, the first time in the almost 20 years of ou
The bad sickness ravaging our local church body this past week has been a trial for our faith. On the other hand, a great blessing that has come out of it is the gathering of those who are well in our home, the first time in the almost 20 years of our existence we have held services here. The kitchen made for an overflow room, and today’s worship reminding me of some I have experienced in house churches in South Asia. I love it when Christians assemble together in obedience to the Lord and have to sit on the floor, make room, and squeeze in. What a joy! I was blessed to hear a great message from James 2 preached this morning in my own living room.
Thank you to Liberty Bell Press out of Montana who sent me an entire box of their latest edition, complementary. It features my article, “From the White House to the Church House, America is Spiritually Rotten.” I thoroughly enjoyed writi
Thank you to Liberty Bell Press out of Montana who sent me an entire box of their latest edition, complementary. It features my article, “From the White House to the Church House, America is Spiritually Rotten.” I thoroughly enjoyed writing this and greatly look forward to working more with this outlet in the future. This edition has some great articles. I really appreciate the one entitled, “The Government is the Biggest Threat to Our Republic.” Amen, look no further than Gaston County, NC where Christians are arresting for literally doing nothing. #thelongwalkusa
Back out for another church service. Hymns, 3 sermons (PD, Courthouse, and Sheriffs Office), and some good Gospel encounters. Even gave an invitation :) Got in a nice little 1.5 miles of walking with the cross too. Now, we are one our way to a dinner
Back out for another church service. Hymns, 3 sermons (PD, Courthouse, and Sheriffs Office), and some good Gospel encounters. Even gave an invitation :) Got in a nice little 1.5 miles of walking with the cross too. Now, we are one our way to a dinner party in our honor for the great victory the Lord gave us in Montana. #thelongwalkusa
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A little church service outside the Gaston County Sheriffs Department. #thelongwalkusa
A little church service outside the Gaston County Sheriffs Department. #thelongwalkusa
This elected official’s secretary told a concerned tax paying NC citizen today that if he kept calling office back, asking to speak to the DA, he would be “arrested” for “harassment.” Can you believe that? First they arr
This elected official’s secretary told a concerned tax paying NC citizen today that if he kept calling office back, asking to speak to the DA, he would be “arrested” for “harassment.” Can you believe that? First they arrest folks for doing nothing (not “operating” a motor vehicle, can’t do that when the vehicle is off, and certainly not a traffic stop). Now they want to arrest them for peaceably exercising a foundational right protected by the First Amendment, the right to petition government for a redress of grievances. Like in Montana, the “conservative red” in these Republican counties is starting to look a lot like BOLSHEVIK RED. But hey, we aren’t intimidated. We know where this elected official parks. If they want to arrest me for peacefully walking by with a cross on public property and politely urging him to do what is lawful and right, then BRING IT ON Gaston County. If they want to keep up this save-face nonsense, we’ll fight them in court and let the court pay for it by appointing public defenders. Worked out quite well in Montana. We fight it. They pay for it. I like it. DEO VINDICE. #thelongwalkusa
Suspicious Christians with a suspicious vehicle in downtown Gastonia today. Some Gospel tracts and socks for the homeless went out on this bitter cold afternoon. #thelongwalkusa
Suspicious Christians with a suspicious vehicle in downtown Gastonia today. Some Gospel tracts and socks for the homeless went out on this bitter cold afternoon. #thelongwalkusa
Pardon all the unjustly imprisoned and persecuted prolife Christians NOW! #thelongwalkusa
Pardon all the unjustly imprisoned and persecuted prolife Christians NOW! #thelongwalkusa
It’s an icy morning, but we are on our way to DC to PRRRREEEEEAAAACH! Thank you to the Trent Family for so kindly hosting our team last night in their quaint little corner of Virginia, a place where large armies once marched. #thelongwalkusa
It’s an icy morning, but we are on our way to DC to PRRRREEEEEAAAACH! Thank you to the Trent Family for so kindly hosting our team last night in their quaint little corner of Virginia, a place where large armies once marched. #thelongwalkusa
Praise the Lord! Bring them all home. Psalm 122!
Praise the Lord! Bring them all home. Psalm 122!
They messed with the wrong preacher’s flock. All they did was guarantee I would walk with the cross right up to their department and preach a sermon on righteous authority vs. tyrannical authority, calling men to repentance and faith in Christ.
They messed with the wrong preacher’s flock. All they did was guarantee I would walk with the cross right up to their department and preach a sermon on righteous authority vs. tyrannical authority, calling men to repentance and faith in Christ. Gaston County Police Department is next. #thelongwalkusa #cherryvillepolicedepartment
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Meanwhile, in Madison County, Deputy Tim Jurgonski walks out of the Town Pump in Ennis. We’ve got eyes on you and your department from all the way from over here in North Carolina, Tim. Say hi to Dan for me. #thelongwalkusa
Meanwhile, in Madison County, Deputy Tim Jurgonski walks out of the Town Pump in Ennis. We’ve got eyes on you and your department from all the way from over here in North Carolina, Tim. Say hi to Dan for me. #thelongwalkusa
We were so blessed by all those who dropped what they were doing on a Saturday night and drove down to Gastonia to stand with us against the tyrannical unjust arrest of Carter and Bethany Phillips who were just sitting peacefully in a vehicle that wa
We were so blessed by all those who dropped what they were doing on a Saturday night and drove down to Gastonia to stand with us against the tyrannical unjust arrest of Carter and Bethany Phillips who were just sitting peacefully in a vehicle that was not illegally parked. What a blessing! The great fellowship that followed made it all worthwhile. #thelongwalkusa
Back at it … a spur route that broke off the main route yesterday in Lincoln County. Yesterday, I passed close to four churches, at least one more today—all within a 10 mile radius. In South Asia where we have labored for years in times
Back at it … a spur route that broke off the main route yesterday in Lincoln County. Yesterday, I passed close to four churches, at least one more today—all within a 10 mile radius. In South Asia where we have labored for years in times past, there is a great swath of territory west of Leh and Kargil in Northern India and stretching all the way into Afghanistan. Within that swath, there has never been a single planted church since Pentecost. Long before we walked a mile across the United States with a cross, we walked quite a few miles with a cross at the eastern edge of that great swath. I saw no churches and encountered no Christians. These days, we see many churches and encounter many “professing” Christians. And yet, the land seems here as spiritually parched as it is physically west of Leh and Kargil. #thelongwalkusa
My wife and daughter prepared an incredible protein-rich Thai dinner for my birthday and in honor of Charlotte’s upcoming missionary journey to Northern Thailand. They very much outdid the local Thai restaurant (one of the very few places aroun LOL, just got out of the Newton Post Office getting Josiah’s passport renewed, and I ran into a Christian brother who works there, hadn’t seen him in a long time. He said, “Your life has certainly been eventful these past few years, It was a nice 7-mile slog with the cross this evening in Cleveland County. I resumed where I stopped the other day at Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, just across from the home of Gaston County Police Officer Austin Hildebrand. I continued on Oakvale There are churches all over this part of the South. Look, I see one even from this distance on a remote dirt road as I walk with my cross, praying for revival. So many churches, and yet, the American Church is so lukewarm, so weak, so far from &ldquo The bad sickness ravaging our local church body this past week has been a trial for our faith. On the other hand, a great blessing that has come out of it is the gathering of those who are well in our home, the first time in the almost 20 years of ou Thank you to Liberty Bell Press out of Montana who sent me an entire box of their latest edition, complementary. It features my article, “From the White House to the Church House, America is Spiritually Rotten.” I thoroughly enjoyed writi Back out for another church service. Hymns, 3 sermons (PD, Courthouse, and Sheriffs Office), and some good Gospel encounters. Even gave an invitation :) Got in a nice little 1.5 miles of walking with the cross too. Now, we are one our way to a dinner #thelongwalkusa A little church service outside the Gaston County Sheriffs Department. #thelongwalkusa This elected official’s secretary told a concerned tax paying NC citizen today that if he kept calling office back, asking to speak to the DA, he would be “arrested” for “harassment.” Can you believe that? First they arr Suspicious Christians with a suspicious vehicle in downtown Gastonia today. Some Gospel tracts and socks for the homeless went out on this bitter cold afternoon. #thelongwalkusa Pardon all the unjustly imprisoned and persecuted prolife Christians NOW! #thelongwalkusa It’s an icy morning, but we are on our way to DC to PRRRREEEEEAAAACH! Thank you to the Trent Family for so kindly hosting our team last night in their quaint little corner of Virginia, a place where large armies once marched. #thelongwalkusa Praise the Lord! Bring them all home. Psalm 122! They messed with the wrong preacher’s flock. All they did was guarantee I would walk with the cross right up to their department and preach a sermon on righteous authority vs. tyrannical authority, calling men to repentance and faith in Christ. #thelongwalkusa Meanwhile, in Madison County, Deputy Tim Jurgonski walks out of the Town Pump in Ennis. We’ve got eyes on you and your department from all the way from over here in North Carolina, Tim. Say hi to Dan for me. #thelongwalkusa We were so blessed by all those who dropped what they were doing on a Saturday night and drove down to Gastonia to stand with us against the tyrannical unjust arrest of Carter and Bethany Phillips who were just sitting peacefully in a vehicle that wa Back at it … a spur route that broke off the main route yesterday in Lincoln County. Yesterday, I passed close to four churches, at least one more today—all within a 10 mile radius. In South Asia where we have labored for years in times

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